STAMFORD Connecticut Real Estate
From its earliest days as a 17th century farming community to a manufacturing center in the 1800’s, Stamford has emerged as one of the most vibrant and prosperous cities in the Northeast. A multi-faceted community, Stamford is the third largest corporate center in the nation, home to Fortune 500 companies as well as many small family owned businesses. Residents enjoy a rich cultural life, a nationally recognized public school system, excellent recreational facilities and parks, beaches and marinas, live theater and the finest in area shopping and dining.
Only 47 minutes to Manhattan, Stamford maintains its suburban character with housing that ranges from gracious homes on wooded acreage in North Stamford to elegant waterfront homes and condominiums on Long Island Sound.
A New England setting that combines big city convenience with small town charm.
Population 122,261 Area 39 square miles
Public Schools
Stamford Public School’s Mission Statement…"In partnership with the home and community, our mission is to educate all students to become responsible, productive citizens in our continuously changing world. The richness of our diversity, the broad array of our educational programs, our safe environment, and the quality of our staff serve to promote the academic, artistic, emotional, physical and social development of our students".
Medical Facilities
The Stamford Hospital
Shelburne Road at West Broad Street 203-325-7000
Tully Health Center
32 Strawberry Hill Court 203-276-2000
Bennett Cancer Center
Shelburne Road 203-325-7199
Stamford Surgical Center
1290 Summer Street 203-961-1345
Visiting Nurse and Hospice Care
1029 East Main Street (203) 276-3000
Richard Rosenthal Hospice Residence
30 Shelburne Road/West Broad St (203) 355-4000
Tandet Center for Continuing Care
146 West Broad Street (203) 964-8500
Volunteer Services
Meals on wheels, United Way, American Red Cross, Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care, AmeriCares Foundation Inc., Stamford Historical Society
Transportation
Metro North Commuter Railway express to New York City (45 minutes). Amtrak to major cities in the U.S. and Canada. Driving: I-95 and Merritt Parkway, 50 minutes to New York, 50 minutes to New Haven. Public Transportation: CT Transit, Greyhound Bus, taxis, seniors’ van, limousine service to airports.
Recreation
Chestnut Hill Park
Six-acre park with a picnic area, ball field, playground and rest rooms.
Cove Island Park - Chestnut Hill Road and Webbs Road
83 acres with beach swimming, fishing, ice skating rink, marina, tennis, playing fields, picnicking, concessions, rest rooms.
Cummings Park - Shippan Avenue
79 acres with beach swimming, fishing, tennis, playground, etc.
Dorothy Heroy Recreation Complex - Riding Stable Trail (off High Ridge Road)
Over 15 acres including outdoor pool, basketball, sports fields, tennis, rest rooms.
E. Gaynor Brennan Municipal Golf Course - 451 Stillwater Avenue
Mianus River Park and Glen - Westover Road
187 acres with nature trails and fishing.
Sterling Farms Park/Municipal Golf Course - 1349 Newfield Avenue
128 acres with an 18-hole golf course, putting green, driving range and tennis.
Bartlett Arboretum - 151 Brookdale Road
63 Acres owned by the University of Connecticut. Trails, woodlands, lectures and guided tours.
Stamford Museum and Nature Center - 39 Scofieldtown Road
Visit a small New England farm with barnyard animals. Nature trails, playground, concession and seasonal events
Accomodations
Grand Chalet Inn & Suites 203-357-7100
Holiday Inn Select 203-358-8400
La Quinta Inn and Suites Stamford 203-357-7100
Shippan Point Inn 203-323-1910
Sheraton Stamford Hotel 203-359-1300
Stamford Marriott 203-357-9555
The Stamford Westin 203-967-2222
Super 8 Motel 203-324-8887
Historical Sites
Hoyt-Barnum House: c.1699 farmhouse depicts Stamford's puritan past through the inventory of Samuel Hoyt, blacksmith who died in 1738. It is a National Historic Landmark which is now owned and operated by the Stamford Historical Society… The Society is housed in a building of local stone that was designed as a schoolhouse and built in 1913/14. The building was converted for museum and library use in 1984.
Old Town Hall: c.1905, on Atlantic Street.
Holley House c.1792 located at Cove Island City Park.
Oliver Street Bridge: c. 1887 is an iron lenticular truss bridge by Berlin Iron Bridge Company.
